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Osteopygis kranzi
Taxonomy
Judithemys kranzi was named by Weems (2014). Its type specimen is CMM-V-4755, a partial skeleton (partial carapace), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fort Washington Construction Site, which is in a Thanetian marine siliciclastic in the Aquia Formation of Maryland.
It was recombined as Osteopygis kranzi by Gentry et al. (2023).
It was recombined as Osteopygis kranzi by Gentry et al. (2023).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Judithemys kranzi Weems |
| 2023 | Osteopygis kranzi Gentry et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Osteopygis kranzi Weems 2014
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| A. D. Gentry et al. 2023 | Osteopygis kranzi can be diagnosed as a representative of Osteopygis by the set of shell characters listed for the genus above. Osteopygis kranzi can be differentiated from other species of Osteopygis by possessing a proportionally shorter nuchal, a sixth costal which diminishes in width moving laterally, and an elongate eighth neural. |